Avinor has internally swapped the executives in the positions of the director of Oslo Airport and the executive vice president for operations and infrastructure for the group.

Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, who is leaving her position, will create a new scholarship for female students of air transport management.

Carsten Spohr, chief executive of Lufthansa Group, has begun his one-year term as chairman of the board of governors of the International Air Transport Association.

Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener will step down from her position on July 15.

Hotel giant InterContinental group has announced the promotion of Joanna Kurowska to director of operations for luxury and managed hotels in Northern Europe.

The well-known Formula 1 champion and aviation entrepreneur passed away on May 20 at the age of 70.

An experienced civil servant will strengthen Copenhagen Airport's focus on corporate social responsibility and “green conversion”.

Lars Sandahl Sørensen will be leaving the airline to take the helm at the Confederation of Danish Industry.

Sofia Wulff, former marketing director at Comwell Hotels, will start on June 1 as head of marketing and communication for the hotel brand Clarion.

Caroline Strand, who has been serving as interim CEO of Visit Stockholm since April 2018, has accepted an offer to take the position for the foreseeable future.

The Supervisory Board of Tallinn Airport has chosen Riivo Tuvike, who has international finance and banking experience, as its new chairman, to start on June 1.

Peik Martin, a Finnish national, becomes the sales chief for the region, as the former head leaves the tour operating business.

The new members of the executive board are Ole Orvér as chief commercial officer and Nicklas Ilebrand as SVP for strategy.

Currently president and chief executive of DFDS, Niels Smedegaard has been nominated as Norwegian’s chairman of the board.

After just a year in place as Norwegian’s chief financial officer, Geir Karlsen has been promoted in a signalled generational shift.

Cho Yang-ho was a distinguished figure in the airline industry, but his position was overshadowed in recent years by family scandals.

TUI Group has appointed Anna Laestadius as its new global chief creative officer, but she still remains part of the Nordic board.

Niels Smedegaard is to leave the ferry and shipping giant at the end of next month, to be replaced by Torben Carlsen.

The home-sharing giant has hired Fred Reid as its new transport chief, in an effort to “make travel easier and even fun”.

After senior finance jobs at Microsoft and the casino operator Olympic, Kristi Ojakäär starts a new direction in aviation today.